Murphy Oil (MUR) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Murphy Oil has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 3.36% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 342.0% year-over-year to 3.36%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.36% (down 342.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.47%, down 340.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 3.36%, down from 3.45% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 20.88% in Q1 2023, with the low at 3.36% in Q1 2026.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 10.13% across 5 years, with a median of 10.1% in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 1914 bps — and 2024, when it sank 1078 bps.
• Murphy Oil's Return on Capital Employed stood at 17.61% in 2022, then plunged by 34 bps to 11.57% in 2023, then sank by 40 bps to 6.89% in 2024, then tumbled by 50 bps to 3.45% in 2025, then decreased by 3 bps to 3.36% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 3.36% (Q1 2026), 3.45% (Q4 2025), and 3.66% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.